Memories of Couples Meeting by Melissa

Craig & Melissa, Est. 2001
Part 1, "Before They Even Met the Magnets of Love Were Dragging Them Together"

Craig was on his mission in Puerto Rico when his fate was decided by a group of six giggly freshman girls.

Melissa was a freshman living in Helamen Halls, where she had made several close friends. They decided to all move into the same apartment the following fall, when they would no longer be freshman, and of course, would rather admit that they all wore padded bras rather than be caught living with next year's newbies.

They scoured every available apartment, but they were poor and had to be close enough to manage without vehicular transport, and so they were forced to settle on the bright pink Park Place Apartment complex. They trudged down to the apartment office one snowy January morning to sign their souls over to a Provo-style contract system. While waiting in line for the coveted opportunity to own one-sixth of an apartment for the next year (whether they lived there or not--or unless their "contract for sale signs" that they posted in the campus bathroom stalls actually worked), Melissa's friend Sarah Rasmussen announced that her brother and five of his friends would be returning from their missions in August, and had asked us to rent out an apartment for them as well. So the girls got their apartment (Park Place 10) and they forged six missionaries' signatures for another apartment two doors down (Park Place 8). As they committed forgery, they laughed and wondered if any of them would end up marrying any of these strangers (Jake, Clint, Craig, Tyler, Eric, or Paul).

Little did they know that what was to come of these strange guys living two doors down would keep Melissa laughing and enjoying life, make Caryn the first bride of the group, make an ex-girlfriend glare down from her bedroom window, and cause Sarah to throw a tantrum--kicking, screaming, crying, and cursing--on her bedroom floor.

Memories of Couples Meeting by Rach

Anyway, here's one of my memories of David and I when we were dating. David and I met for the first time on a group date that Laurie, Chloe (our other roomie) and I had set up. David, sadly, was not set up with me, but with a friend of mine, also named Rachel. When David showed up at our apartment, I was the one who opened the door, and when he told me who he was I remember thinking, "Wow, this is Laurie's brother! She's been holding out on me!!" From what David has told me, he thought something similar about me when he met me. It wasn't long after that that David called Laurie for my number. I told Laurie he had to ask me, so she handed the phone to me so I could give him my number. As soon as he got it he said, "Ok I'll talk to you in a minute". He hung up, and not 60 seconds later called me on my phone, and we proceeded to set up our first date, which was at Comedy Sportz with dessert at Pudding on the Rice. It was the beginning of what turned out to be a match meant to be....(sigh from the girls).

Memories of Couples Meeting

Melissa and Craig: I remember Melissa telling me a story about them when they had recently started dating. They were saying goodbye at Melissa's door after a date. Craig's apartment was close by and his roommates saw them saying goodbye. They started to play "Kiss the Girl" out the window to them and Craig was embarrassed and ran upstairs to shut it off. I don't think they had kissed yet.

Rachel and Albert: When Albert proposed he had told Rachel he was taking her to a birthday party. She was surprised when he took her to the canyon instead and proposed. I don't remember any more stories about their courtship...

David and Rach: Rach was Laurie's roommate and that's how they met (in a group date) Just as they began dating David was always very interested in what input Laurie had about the relationship (since she was still friends with rach although not roommates anymore). He would just hound Laurie for information and ask over and over what she said, what she thought, etc. It gave away just how much David liked Rach.
David lived in mom and dad's basement during their engagement (which meant he lived with us!) David would always talk about Rach and go on and on about all of her endearing qualities and perfections. One day, however, he came home with a puzzled look on his face. He told me that Rach had cried to him that day over what seemed like a small thing and that she cried quite frequently, like every 3 weeks or so. I tried to tell him that crying over silly things came with the package of marrying a girl and that every 3 weeks was amazing! (for I am more like every 3 days!) He left as confused as ever. I'm sure he's figured it out by now.

Shelley and Devin: I don't know what to write about myself...oh! We went on our second date to a cornmaze. When we arrived we realized that it may be a haunted cornmaze. I was embarrased and told Devin that when I got scared I "screamed like a man" (and I do !) Devin turned to me with a relieved look on his face and said "That's good, because I scream like a little girl!" (and he did!)
The day before he proposed I was convinced he was going to break up with me. But he wasn't, he was just nervous.